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Howick and Pakuranga Times, Monday, September 1, 2014 — 17
126946
BAR & EATERY
333 Ti Rakau Dr, Pakuranga. Phone 273 7303.
www.headinhome.co.nz
127009
SHRIMP COCKTAIL $10. Delectable Shrimps served on
a bed of mesclun salad and a tasty ambrosia sauce.
RUMP STEAK $15. 300gm Rump Steak served with grilled
eggs. Served atop beer-battered fries and accompanied by a
garden salad.
RIB EYE STEAK $15. 350gm Rib Eye Steak served atop
beer-battered fries and accompanied by a garden salad.
T-BONE STEAK $15. 350gm T-Bone Steak served with
mushrooms atop beer-battered fries and a garden salad.
DESSERT $5. Steamed Sticky Date Pudding served with
butterscotch sauce and lashings of cream.
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Activities for
daddy’s day
this Sunday
MOTAT Museum
THE large transport, technology
and social history museum, at
805 Great North Road and Me-
ola Road, Western Springs, has
horse and carriage rides, check
out the print shop, and learn a
wide range of Victorian craft ac-
tivities. Visit the Kiwi Stars and
Cars exhibition and the motor
nation show, there is lots more
to see and do. For more details,
go to www.motat.org.nz, or free
phone 0800-668-2869.
Final frontier
DID dad ever dream of being an
astronaut when he was young?
Bring his dream a little closer
with a free trip to the Stardome
Observatory and Planetarium,
670 Manukau Road, One Tree
Hill Domain, on September 7
from 1-8pm. One dad enters for
free per paying person. Phone
bookings are essential, phone
624-1246.
Lunch cruise
TREAT dad to a relaxing Auck-
land Harbour lunch cruise with
Hauraki Blue Cruises, departing
from Viaduct Marina at 11am to
1.30pm this Sunday. Cruise the
Waitemata Harbour and out into
the Hauraki Gulf, enjoying the
sights as you go – North Head,
Browns Island, Motutapu and
Rangitoto Island. Then sit down
to a shared a la carte lunch with a
bonus complimentary beer, wine
or non-alcoholic beverage, just
for dad. To buy tickets phone
0800-334-339:
Food and music
REWARD dad with live music
and delicious food at Cable Bay
Vineyards, 12 Nick Johnstone
Drive, Oneroa, Waiheke Island,
from 2.30-5.30pm, free entry.
It’ll be a relaxing afternoon of
good food, wine, stunning views
and laid-back tunes. Refer online
to www.cablebay.co.nz.
Fun and games
FAMILY and special activi-
ties are at East City Wesleyan
Church, 219 Burswood Drive,
Burswood, from 9am to 12.30pm.
Fun and games for the young and
young at heart, just bring a bike,
scooter or any non-powered
mode of transportation. Activi-
ties include bike decorating, RC
car course, model engineering
displays, prizes, free barbecue
and hot drinks. Food and displays
from 9-10am and 10.50am-12
.30pm. A special service is at 10-
10.50am and prizes announced
at midday. Everyone is welcome.
Phone 273-9044.
Harbour sailings
SPOIL dad this Father’s Day
with a special half-price sailing
trip for him on the Waitemata
Harbour. Climb aboard the Voy-
ager NZ Maritime Museum’s
traditional sailing scow Ted
Ashby and spend quality time
with your dad. One-hour sail-
ings take place at noon and 2pm
and to create an atmosphere the
Maritime crew will bring the
boat to life with traditional sail-
ing songs. Tickets include entry
to the museum, corner Quay and
Hobson Streets, Auckland City.
For tickets, phone 373-0800, or
www.maritimemuseum.co.nz.
Spring concert
THE New Zealand Pops Or-
chestra plays light classical and
popular music that features
Broadway hits, show tunes, and
songs by Leonard Cohen, The
Beatles, Strauss and many more.
The conductor is Rita Paczian,
with talented singers Tim Bev-
eridge and Gina Sanders. Guest
stars are Nick Dow, a jazz pianist
and songwriter; Thomas Hutch-
inson, an oboist; June Hayes, a
jazz and contemporary singer;
organist Timothy Noon; the City
of Auckland Singers; and the
NZ Pops Youth Choir. The con-
cert is on this Sunday, 5-7pm at
the Auckland Town Hall, 303
Queen Street. Tickets cost $10 to
$65, phone 0800-111-999 or 970-
9700.
Picnic, barbecue
A FATHER’S Day picnic and
barbecue is at Ambury Regional
Park, Ambury Road, Mangere
Bridge, from 11am to 4pm. The
Father and Child Trust welcomes
families and friends to come and
enjoy the animal fun and lamb-
ing season, with bouncy castle,
low cost food, drinks and cof-
fee. Local music, community and
support resources, all welcome,
and it’s free entry.
– co mpiled by Pauline Walker
BLOKES CONGREGATE: Reverend Dr Richard Waugh, centre, flanked
here by Trevor Woodward, left, and Clive Butler, has been driving spe-
cial Father’s Day activities at East City Wesleyan Church in Burswood
Drive for a number of years and the tradition continues this Sunday.
Times file photo Wayne Martin